Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 16 Nov 1824
IOR/L/PS/9/69/244
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The record is made up of 1 item (6 folios). It was created in 11 Nov 1824. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Charge d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Lord Amherst, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Tehran and dated 11 November 1824.
The letter concerns the proposed transfer to India of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Britain and Persia. Willock reports that, after securing support from members of the Persian Court, including through the use of bribery, he has succeeded in obtaining the Shah’s [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] approval for the permanent residence in Persia of an Envoy from the Supreme Government of India. The letter also forwards extracts from Willock’s diary (IOR/L/PS/9/69/245).
The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. of the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company dated 16 November 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/238).
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- 11 Nov 1824 (CE, Gregorian)
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- HM Chargé d'Affaires to PersiaGovernment of PersiaShah of PersiaEast India Company Envoy to Persia
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- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 16 Nov 1824
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- 1r:6v
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